Nutr Res Pract.  2013 Dec;7(6):503-509.

Estimation of vitamin K intake in Koreans and determination of the primary vitamin K-containing food sources based on the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011)

• Kim ES
• Kim MS
• Na WR
• Sohn CM

Abstract

There is little information on dietary vitamin K intake and nutritional status of daily requirements of vitamin K in Korea. The objective of this study was to investigate the vitamin K intake and major food sources of Vitamin K in Koreans. The survey data from the 2010-2011 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 7,792 subjects (aged 19-64 years) were examined. Total vitamin K intake was calculated from 24-hour dietary recall using a vitamin K food database, Computer Aided Nutritional analysis Program and the United States Department of Agriculture database. The geometric mean of vitamin K was estimated as 322.40 +/- 6.33 ug/day for men and 271.20 +/- 4.92 ug/day for women. Daily vitamin K intake increased significantly with age (p for trend < 0.001). The main food source of vitamin K was vegetables (72.84%), including cabbage kimchi (19.26%), spinach (17.38%), sesame leaves (7.11%), radish leaves (6.65%), spring onions (6.28%), and laver (4.82%), followed by seaweed, seasonings, and fat and oils. We observed that the vitamin K intake of Koreans was relatively higher than that reported by other studies in Western countries and differed depending on age.

Keyword

Phylloquinone; vitamin K intake; Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Dietary Reference Intakes For Koreans

MeSH Terms

Brassica
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Nutrition Surveys*
Nutritional Status
Oils
Onions
Raphanus
Seasons
Seaweed
Sesamum
Spinacia oleracea
United States Department of Agriculture
Vegetables
Vitamin K 1
Vitamin K*
Vitamins*
Oils
Vitamin K
Vitamin K 1
Vitamins

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